Topic: How are "new" posts calculated?

Sol, can you please tell us the algorithm used to determine whether or not something is a new post? I posted a couple of replies to one of Amy's threads today, the last one timestamped shortly after 17:00 hours, and already the thread has disappeared off my home screen at 19:00 hours. Others seem to stick around longer, although I may be mistaken.

How does it work?

Thanks.
Dirk

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Re: How are "new" posts calculated?

The last three posts are displayed as New.

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3 Reply by Norm d'Plume (edited by Norm d'Plume 2015-06-25 23:59:09)

Re: How are "new" posts calculated?

Is there a timeout? Why/when do posts disappear from the home page? My post to a thread in the Medieval group is the newest one, yet it doesn't appear on my home page.

Thanks.
Dirk

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Re: How are "new" posts calculated?

After you have read it, it disappears.

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Re: How are "new" posts calculated?

SolN wrote:

After you have read it, it disappears.

Thanks for explaining that. I wondered why some posts only showed up for a few minutes while others stayed forever!

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Re: How are "new" posts calculated?

Sol, I'm still not seeing behavior consistent with what you've told me. I read your latest post about the (apple) writing competition. It still shows up on my home page. I don't mean to beat this to death, but I think it would help us to know how it works so we know when/when not to rely on it as part of our workflow.

Thanks.
Dirk

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